iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 1h

My Shelf of Achievement. A couple anthologies are missing, and I still haven’t finished the print edition of Sleeping Faun, but it’s looking pretty good.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 21h

Coming along. Now to see if I can add some moss and lichen without completely messing it up. 😂

041 4

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I remember enjoying it years ago, so I’m pretty excited to try again. 😁

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Something else I’m playing around with: sculpting in air-dry clay. I haven’t sculpted anything in a long time, so we’ll see how this goes.

160 6

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Time to leave these to dry for a bit. I leaned a lot more into the iron oxide for the paintings than the rock just because I like it. 😂

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Some days are just not good days for crossing things off the to-do list. Today has decided to be one of those days, so I’m playing with gouache on these little 4x4 inch cradled panels. The stone at the back left is my model for colour and texture.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Anthology acceptance this morning so I’m having a good day. 😁

030 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Really, really important thread for anyone submitting short stories (or art) to magazines:

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Current scholarly read: Global Indigenous Horror, edited by Naomi Simone Borwen. I just started this one and so far it’s very good.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Incidentally, if you’re a Canadian publisher or self-publisher and you need to do something on the Library and Archives website, it’ll be down for maintenance tomorrow. (I’m not sure if it’s the whole site or just the ISBN section.)

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Success! I have ISBNs for both the standard and lettered versions. Now to print them.

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ah! It’s not just the login page that’s slow; it’s the whole site.

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Password reset. Now waiting for the login page to load again. It’s not like I have a story I should be writing or anything.

110 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oops! Detour to the mandatory“you must reset your password page.”

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The login page has loaded, I have entered my info and hit the button, aaaaand now I’m waiting for the next page to load.

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I finally remembered to get an ISBN for my horror chapbook and now the login page is being super slow. Will I ever be able to log in and get the ISBN I need? Stay tuned to find out. 😂😂😂

110 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That horror nonfiction article I keep mentioning? This is the stack of books I consulted while writing it. You can read it in issue one of Pacific Northwest Gothic magazine. (A preview of the magazine, including my article, is available on their website.)

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The world needs more queer stories of all kinds. So please keep going even when it’s hard. (Or take a break if you need to, but please come back.)

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We queer writers are not in competition with each other; we’re allies. (In other words, when each of us succeeds, we all succeed.)

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yesterday and today I’ve been watching the panels at Rainbow Space Magic, and so far the things that have stuck most in my head are:

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Also, it looks like you can read my article online without buying the whole magazine (though you’d be missing out on some other wonderful stuff).

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You might remember me blathering on about a nonfiction article I was working on. Anyway, the magazine it’s in is now available and it also has some art by me and a whole bunch of excellent stories, art, poetry, and nonfiction. pnwgothic.com/volumeone/

pnwgothic.com

volume one - PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOTHIC

Samples from Volume I Lapis Corvos Allie MariniPoetry Allie Marini is a former Florida woman now living in the PNW. She is a cross-genre writer, visual artist, maker, and tarot reader. She runs Creepy...

110 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Say, I heard you like monsters. If you also like supporting indie books, there’s a bundle on itch you might enjoy… itch.io/b/3909/the-m...

itch.io

The Monster Fun Bundle by Robin Jo Margaret and 17 others

The Monster Fun Bundle: up to 26 items starting at $15.00

030 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m happy to ship anywhere, or at least try to. I’m not sure about the US or the EU at the moment, due to tariffs and new packaging regulations, but I’m willing to look into it when I accumulate a bit more oomph.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ha! I got it done. Sort of. My first horror short story chapbook is available to buy! For now, it’s only on Ko-Fi, until I find the energy to list it elsewhere, and for now I only have shipping set for Canada and the UK (but please don’t hesitate to message me if you want it and you’re elsewhere).

131 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One full minute of me hatching the individual bark ridges on the tree in the background of this drawing… (File under: it seemed like a good idea at the time.)

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Top surgery recovery mode activated. I’m going to be reading and watching movies a lot.

031 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here’s the final piece from my solo show: “Speaker for the Spirits.” Hand-pulled linocut, about 12 x 18 inches, edition of 13.

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“I Shall Go Into a Hare.” Hand-pulled linocut, 12 x 18.

041 4

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Priestess of Pan and Dionysus. Linocut on paper, image size 12 x 18 inches. See it in person Excellent Frameworks in Duncan (Vancouver Island, Canada).

041 4

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Selkie & Storm. 3-block linocut on paper, image is about 8x10 inches. Currently showing at Excellent Frameworks.

031 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The window at the gallery where my show is…

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Forgot to post this here! I finished my horror short story chapbooks! Yay! Now to figure out how I’m going to sell them.

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have to take pictures of the rest of the work in my show, so here are some shots of everything on the wall at the gallery instead.

031 3

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today’s piece from my solo show: Raven Witch. 2-block linocut on paper, about 8 x 10 inches.

020 2

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A forest witch from my solo show. Three-block linocut on paper.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Another piece that’s in my show this month. “The Wolf and the Siren.” 3-block linocut in shades of grey.

010 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The last of the six mini linocuts I made recently, currently up at my solo show. (Tomorrow, I’ll start posting more of the larger prints.)

011 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This will be for the lettered edition. Once those sell through (assuming that ever happens), I’ll reprint on something plainer for the regular version.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Colours for the horror short story chapbooks I’m working on. Pages will be digitally printed on the top paper (cotton bond), the endpapers will be this gorgeous brown marbled paper, and the covers will be hand-printed lino on the bottom paper (Stonehenge kraft cotton printmaking paper).

110 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another one of my wee little mini linocuts, currently in my solo show at Excellent Frameworks.

090 9

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“It’s really big,” she replied and it was so so hard not not make an inappropriate joke. Anyway, we had a nice chat about ancient sites in the UK.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The other day an old lady saw this print from my show in the window and popped into the gallery to ask if I’d ever been to Cerne Abbas to see the giant in person. I said had not, but it was on my list of places to visit one day.

100 1

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s handprinted linocut. Images are in the comments if you’re interested.

000 0

Nico Silver | Nik Sylvan @anagramforink.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Progress so far… I have one more block cut for the front (two to go) and one for the back (one more). Then I need to finish the interior illustrations (those will be pen & ink instead of linocut).

020 2